red velvet brownies (sugar free)
The colour of these brownies is really beautiful. It's hard to believe they have beets in them. They taste different, but you can't really tell it's beets in there. The inside is very moist. These are quite dense so a small piece is sufficient.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
50 Min
method
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yield
9-18 depends how you cut them!
Ingredients
- 2 large red beets, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup earth balance margarine
- 1/2 cup chunky or creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup xylitol (i ground it up fine first)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup spelt or all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon finely ground coffee beans
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
How To Make red velvet brownies (sugar free)
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Step 1Prepare your beets by peeling them, cutting them up and steaming for about 10-15 minutes or until they are fork tender. Then put into your blender and puree them until they are like baby food.
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Step 2Preheat oven to 350'F Grease a 9" square dish.
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Step 3Whisk together the Earth Balance and Xylitol in a large bowl of a stand mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla and whisk in the eggs one at a time.
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Step 4In a medium bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder and ground coffee beans.
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Step 5Then add this to the Earth Balance Xylitol mixture until just mixed. Don't over mix this, it will get tough.
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Step 6Stir in the chocolate chips.
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Step 7Pour into your prepared dish and bake for 30 minutes. A toothpick in the center should come out almost clean, you may have some of the reddish batter on it, but this is normal.
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Step 8Let it sit on a wire rack until completely cool, then run a thin metal offset spatula around the edges and cut into squares. I cut mine into 9, but you can cut them into 18 if you only like a little, they are quite dense.
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Step 9These are very moist and chewy. It's hard to tell there are beats in there.
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Step 10Enjoy!
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